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Sea fishing in Compton Greenfield, Gloucestershire puts you close to top marks like Severn Beach, New Passage and Northwick Warth. These spots regularly produce on moving tides. Use the list below to compare distance, access and recommended rigs, then time your session to the tide and wind.
4.3 miles from Compton Greenfield
A classic roadside estuary mark on the tidal River Avon at Shirehampton. You fish from the riverside wall/railings into a deep, fast-scouring channel with a huge tidal range. Best results are usually on the flood and the first of the ebb, with neap tides being easier to hold bottom than...
4.3 miles from Compton Greenfield
Tidal steps on the River Avon at the former Shirehampton–Pill ferry. Deep, fast-flowing estuarine channel with extreme tidal range and strong lateral pull; best fished the last two hours of the flood and the first of the ebb around high water. Muddy margins and scattered snags; use strong grip leads...
4.5 miles from Compton Greenfield
A classic Severn Estuary mark by the old Aust ferry crossing beneath the First Severn Bridge. Extremely fast tides, huge range, and a mix of rock, rough ground and soft mud. Best fished on the flood two to three hours up to high water on big springs; neaps can be...
4.8 miles from Compton Greenfield
A powerful upper Bristol Channel rock-and-mud foreshore beneath the red Aust Cliff by the M48 Severn Bridge. Huge tides and fast flow carve deep gutters; most action comes on the first push of the flood and around dusk. Expect summer/autumn bass and mullet, with flounder, eels and winter whiting/cod. Heavy...
5.0 miles from Compton Greenfield
A classic upper Bristol Channel estuary mark beneath Aust Cliff by the old Severn Bridge. Expect huge tidal range, fierce run and deep, muddy gutters with scattered rock. Most sessions are short and focused around the flood, high water and first of the ebb; distance casting is rarely essential. Heavy...
5.4 miles from Compton Greenfield
A powerful estuary point at the tip of the Beachley peninsula (Gloucestershire) where the Rivers Wye and Severn meet beneath the M48 Severn Bridge. The ground is mixed rock, shale and scoured mud with fierce tidal runs, overfalls and deep channels close in. Best fished on neap tides and around...